A small six-seater plane en route to Texas crashed into an Orlando lake Friday, killing the only two people believed to be on board. Michelle Meredith (@MichelleWESH) has the latest update.

A small six-seater plane en route to Texas crashed into an Orlando lake Friday, killing the only two people believed to be on board. Michelle Meredith (@MichelleWESH) has the latest update.

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Updated: 6:26 PM EST Nov 20, 2015

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WEBVTT SHE JOINS US WHAT SHE HAS LEARNED. Angela: WHAT CAN YOU TELL US AT THIS POINT? Reporter: NO NAMES HAVE BEEN RELEASED YET. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THEY DO KNOW THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO DIED IN THE CRASH. THEY'RE WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE YOUNG WOMAN AND TO CONFIRM THEIR STORY. IT WAS A SOBERING SIGHT FROM CHOPPER 2. THE SINGLE ENGINE PLANE COMPLETELY SUBMERGED UNDERWATER IN CLEAR LAKE. AUTHORITIES TELL US TWO PEOPLE DIED IN THE CRASH -- A MAN IN HIS 50s AND A YOUNGER WOMAN. I HEARD RRRRR. Reporter: BOBBY RAY SAYS HE SAW THE PLANE GO DOWN, COULD NOT BELIEVE HIS EYES. I SAW THAT GO DOWN WITH THE TAIL UP AND THE WINGS LOOKING AT ME. Reporter: THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT COULD BE FELT BY FOLKS IN A NEARBY CHURCH. THE NEW COVENANT BAPTIST OFF RIO GRANDE. FROM WHAT THEY TELL ME, THEY FELT THE BUILDING SHAKE ACTUALLY UPON IMPACT. THEY HEARD THE NOISE FROM THE PLANE AND THEY LOOKED OUT. Reporter: THE FAA HAS CONFIRMED THE PLANE IS A BEECH CRAFT BE-36 THAT DEPARTED FROM ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AROUND 11:25 A.M. THIS MORNING. THE PLANE WAS TRYING TO FLY BACK TO THE AIRPORT AFTER REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTO PILOT. IT WAS A LOUD WAAA AND THEN BOOM. Reporter: FROM THE SHORE PEOPLE TOOK PICTURES OF BOATERS, KAYAKERS AND RESCUE TEAMS TRYING TO HELP. THIS AFTERNOON THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE ARRIVED. WITNESSES SAID THEY COULD TELL THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS. I SEEN THE RESCUE TEAM PULLING THE BODY OUT AND I SEEN THEM LAYING HIM ON THE STRETCHER. HIM OR HER ON THE STRETCHER. AND I SEEN AFTER THE STRETCHER THEY LAID A BLANKET OVER THEM. Reporter: OF COURSE THE FAA AND NTSB WILL INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THIS CRASH TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED. WE LRS THEY WERE ON THEIR -- UNDERSTAND THEY WERE ON THEIR

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A small six-seater plane en route to Texas crashed into an Orlando lake Friday, killing the only two people believed to be on board. Michelle Meredith (@MichelleWESH) has the latest update.